'''''Tru Loved''''' is a 2008 [[independent film]] written and directed by [[Stewart Wade]] and starring [[Najarra Townsend]], [[Jake Abel]], [[Matthew Thompson (actor)|Matthew Thompson]], and [[Alexandra Paul]].
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The film premiered at the [[Sedona Film Festival]] on 28 February 2008 and at the [[Frameline|Frameline Film Festival]] on 21 June 2008. It received 14 awards at six [[film festivals]]. The film went into limited national release on 17 October 2008.
[[Rotten Tomatoes]] rated the film 35%. Kevin Thomas of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called the film "engaging, timely and courageous," but the ''[[Chicago Reader]]'' called it "worthless drivel for the gay-lesbian market."<ref>httphttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tru_loved/</ref> Film critic [[Roger Ebert]] caused a controversy when his published review of the film revealed that he had stopped watching after only eight minutes, making it one of only four films he walked out on (the others being ''[[Caligula (film)|Caligula]],'' ''[[Jonathan Livingston Seagull (film)|Jonathan Livingston Seagull]],'' and ''[[The Statue (1971 film)|The Statue]]''). He explained: "At what turned out to be the eight-minute mark, I paused the disc, looked at my notes so far, and thought, 'There's my review right there.' The movie had left me not wanting to see more." He later watched and reviewed the entire film and promised to never again review a film he had not seen "in its entirety. Never. Ever."<ref>{{cite web | last = Ebert | first = Roger | authorlink = Roger Ebert | coauthors = | title = Definitely read me second | work = Roger Ebert's Journal | publisher = Sun-Times News Group | date = 21 October 2008 | url = http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2008/10/definitely_read_me_second.html | doi = | accessdate = 7 March 2009}}</ref> In his review of the full film, Ebert gave it one star and suggested that the film would be appealing primarily to younger gay teenagers, and that "[t]he actors all have to deal with roles that are under- or over-written, and with characters that are one-dimensional stereotypes (the coach, the grandmother, both gay dad parents)."<ref>{{cite web | last = Ebert | first = Roger | authorlink = Roger Ebert | coauthors = | title = Review | work = Tru Loved Review | publisher = rogerebert.com | date = 15 October 2008 | url = http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081015/REVIEWS/810150277 | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2 January 2013}}</ref>
